TY - JOUR
T1 - Physical activity and health-related quality of life in individuals with prediabetes
AU - Taylor, Lorian M.
AU - Spence, John C.
AU - Raine, Kim
AU - Plotnikoff, Ronald C.
AU - Vallance, Jeff K.
AU - Sharma, Arya M.
N1 - Funding Information:
LMT is supported by a Doctoral Studentship from the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR). RCP and JKV are supported by Salary Awards from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and AHFMR. KR is supported by Salary Awards from CIHR, AHFMR and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. AMS is supported by research funding from CIHR and holds a University of Alberta/Alberta Health Services Chair in Obesity Research and Management.
PY - 2010/10
Y1 - 2010/10
N2 - Objective: The objective of this study was to determine if differences existed in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) between individuals with prediabetes who are physically active (i.e., achieving ≥600. MET. min per week) compared to those who are inactive. Method: Individuals with prediabetes (N= 232) residing in Northern Alberta, Canada completed a mailed questionnaire assessing self-reported PA, and health-related quality of life in August-September 2008. Results: Thirty-eight percent of individuals with prediabetes were meeting prediabetes PA guidelines. Covarying on age, gender, income, smoking and BMI, a significant multivariate analysis of covariance model [Wilks' λ= 0.967, F(2,224) = 3.791, p< .05] indicated those achieving PA guidelines reported higher Physical Health (Mean diff = 2.7, p< .05, ES = .27) and Mental Health (Mean diff = 3.0, p< .05, ES = .31) compared to those not achieving PA guidelines. Conclusion: These findings demonstrate people with prediabetes who achieve prediabetes PA guidelines have higher levels of physical and mental HRQoL than people who are inactive. Further, these results support the rationale for developing strategically designed PA programs for individuals with prediabetes.
AB - Objective: The objective of this study was to determine if differences existed in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) between individuals with prediabetes who are physically active (i.e., achieving ≥600. MET. min per week) compared to those who are inactive. Method: Individuals with prediabetes (N= 232) residing in Northern Alberta, Canada completed a mailed questionnaire assessing self-reported PA, and health-related quality of life in August-September 2008. Results: Thirty-eight percent of individuals with prediabetes were meeting prediabetes PA guidelines. Covarying on age, gender, income, smoking and BMI, a significant multivariate analysis of covariance model [Wilks' λ= 0.967, F(2,224) = 3.791, p< .05] indicated those achieving PA guidelines reported higher Physical Health (Mean diff = 2.7, p< .05, ES = .27) and Mental Health (Mean diff = 3.0, p< .05, ES = .31) compared to those not achieving PA guidelines. Conclusion: These findings demonstrate people with prediabetes who achieve prediabetes PA guidelines have higher levels of physical and mental HRQoL than people who are inactive. Further, these results support the rationale for developing strategically designed PA programs for individuals with prediabetes.
KW - HRQoL
KW - Physical activity
KW - Prediabetes
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U2 - 10.1016/j.diabres.2010.04.011
DO - 10.1016/j.diabres.2010.04.011
M3 - Journal Article
C2 - 20727611
AN - SCOPUS:77956157980
SN - 0168-8227
VL - 90
SP - 15
EP - 21
JO - Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
JF - Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
IS - 1
ER -